![]() On the highway, Tom and his family join other people moving West and make friends with the Wilsons. Relatives meet the man happily, and soon they go to California to find work. Neighbors said his family was packing up at Uncle John. When Tom comes home, he sees that the house is empty and there is no one there. ![]() They decide to use mechanical devices instead of manual labour as it is much cheaper for them than to support the whole family. Now, the owners of the land banish farmers from these sites. Returning to his homeland, Tom does not know that strange events are happening on the farm. He was convicted of accidental murder and was released early for good behavior (2). The story takes place during the Great Depression and begins with the moment when the protagonist, Tom Joad, returns home from prison. This essay considers the plot, main characters and several crucial issues addressed in the novel, such as family, workers’ lives, and other social problems. Furthermore, it “created a national sensation for its depiction of the devastating effects of the Great Depression” (1, p. However, The Grapes of Wrath is now part of many US school and college curricula. ![]() It was also banned in Ireland in 1953 and the Canadian city of Morris in 1982. This book was initially withdrawn from the libraries of New York, Kansas City, and Buffalo because of its detailed description of a hard life. The Grapes of Wrath is a novel by John Steinbeck that was published in 1939 and awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. ![]()
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